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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Claunch 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

94Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Claunch 2

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Claunch 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Spotted TowheePasserellidae522025+101%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492025-23%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae432025+175%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae392025+123%2003
Pinyon JayCorvidae282024+127%2003
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae282025+3%2003
House FinchFringillidae242025-22%2003
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae182025+105%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-7%2003
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+62%2003
Common RavenCorvidae102025+0%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025+79%2003
Western TanagerCardinalidae102025-39%2003
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae92014-9%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-13%2003
Juniper TitmouseParidae92025+133%2003
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-15%2003
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae82025+65%2003
House SparrowPasseridae82025-21%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-68%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae62024-9%2003
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+30%2003
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62025+100%2003
American RobinTurdidae62025-58%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+39%2003
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae52022+400%2009
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+114%2003
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42025+40%2003
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42025-68%2003
Virginia's WarblerParulidae42025-38%2003
Red CrossbillFringillidae42017-74%2009
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025+240%2004
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae42025+57%2004
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32025+57%2003
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32025-29%2003
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32025+67%2003
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32024-58%2003
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32025+300%2005
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025-57%2013
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32021+50%2014

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.